We Got Hot and Heavy with Meta’s Muse—And Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.

Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss where Elon Musk’s PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Donald Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse’s logo.

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and extremist candidates running for office in the US midterms.

Anonymous Men Have Turned Cyberharassment Into a Group Sport—Here’s One Woman’s Side of the Story

This week on Uncanny Valley, we take you behind our feature on the women struggling after being targeted by the burnerverse.

Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI.

Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dig into a former Anthropic researcher’s AI doomsday warning, the latest upgrades from Apple’s event, and the census report that claimed Trump won the 2020 election.

Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested

This week on Uncanny Valley, we dig into the latest prediction market buzz, Flock’s AI-powered police search tool, and how tech bros don’t know how to talk about “rouge” AI agents

AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.

China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war game simulating a cyberattack from the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500-Words—and Barely Says Anything

AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defcon, this week on Uncanny Valley.